Writing Presidential Speeches: An Interview
How are political speeches created? How is writing a speech different from writing a lecture, or a short story? How do you capture an audience's atttention - and then its heart? Thomas LaFauci has written speeches for Speaker of the House Tom Foley, Senator John Kerry, and Senator, and now Vice President, Joseph Biden, among many others. He responded to questions posed by NCBLA president Mary Brigid Barrett.